Pascal Elbé (born 13 March 1967) is a French

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and screenwriter.

Life and career

Pascal Elbé was born in

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, France, to a family of middle-class Jewish immigrants from Algeria. He was raised in Strasbourg. At 18, he moved to Paris to study acting.France's Jewish triple threat
/ref> In 2004, Elbe was nominated for a

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for Most Promising Actor. Elbé was previously married to Beatrice Elbé; they separated in 2014 after twenty-two years together. They have a son together, Leo.

Filmography

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